Chapter 6
By the time that Marina and Eris woke the next morning the sun had already come up and had been up for a couple of hours. They rushed into the Galley, bumping into each other as they raced from their cabins. They had looked through all of the cabins the night before. It turned out that there were enough for everyone to have a cabin. When they finally settled on the one they each wanted they were right next to The Captain's cabin and not far from the Galley. They managed to find some descent bread and apples. They ate quickly as they ran to the deck.
Jack and will were arguing at the other end of the ship. Jack looked up from some knots he was tying when Will drew his sword.
"Put it away, boy." Marina and Eris heard Jack saw. "It's not worth you getting beat again."
Will stood even straighter. "You didn't beat me. You neglected the rules of engagement. In a fair fight I'd kill you."
Jack whirled around. "That's not much incentive for me to fight fair, then, is it?" Suddenly Jack spun the wheel around. One of the beams swung out, caught Will in the stomach and swung him out over the water. It was truly hilarious to watch him struggling to keep his hold on the beam.
"Now since you're just hanging there pay attention." He said. Eris smiled remembering her line from yesterday. "The only rules that truly matter are these. What a man can do and what a man can't do. For instance, you can accept that your father was a pirate and a good man or you can't. but pirate is in your blood, boy, and you'll have to square with that someday." Marina and Eris slowly made their way to stand behind Jack. "Look at me." Jack continued. "I can let you drown. But I can't bring this ship into Tortuga all by me onesy, Savvy?"
"Gezz! What! Do you men not see us standing right here?" Marina cried.
"Yeah, What are we ghosts? Come on now!" Eris exclaimed. Jack and Will just ignored them. "Men! Can't live with them."
"Haven't found the proper way to kill them yet." Marina finished their slogan.
Jack spun the wheel back the opposite direction and Will fell to the deck. "So, Can you sail under the captain of a pirate or can you not?"
"Tortuga?" Will asked picking himself up of the deck.
"No! Panama!" Marina exclaimed sarcastically.
Jack smiled. "Tortuga. Maybe we can go to Panama some other time, love."
They reached Tortuga the next day. The town was located in a cove and there were several ships docked when they arrived. A broad smile was permanently spread across Jack's face.
"Lower the anchors, Will!" Jack ordered as he brought the ship to a stop. "Lassies, breakout the boats. We're all goin' ashore."
Soon they were all sitting in a boat and Will and Jack were rowing them ashore. Eris was getting increasingly excited as she heard several gunshots come for the nearing city. Marina, noticing a couple of very muscular pirates unloading a ship, pulled a small mirror out of the hidden pocket inside the front of her shirt. Very carefully she fluffed her hair, put on some more eyeliner and lipstick before putting it all back.
It wasn't very long before they had reached the docks. Jack jumped out, tied up the boat, then reached, gentlemanly, to help Eris and Marina out of the boat. He was greeted by radiant smiles from both girls. After they were both out of the boat, Eris and Marina each took one of Jack's arms and began to walk towards the wild and noisy town. They didn't notice the death glare Will was sending them as he hurried to catch up.
They walked around for a while and Jack seemed to be searching for something. They ended up in what seemed like a marketplace. Stands of food, cloth, and the most beautiful jewelry in the world lined the sides of the streets.
"All stolen but genuine stuff, lassies." Jack whispered into their ears. Marina's eyes widened that the sight of a beautiful pendant. It was teardrop in shape and seemed to be made out of a perfectly polished emerald and sapphire fused together in a swirl. Tiny white pearls were embedded in the break of the emerald and sapphire. A strand of white gold spiraled around the pendant giving the whole thing an elegant look. The pendant was hung on a beautiful white gold chain amongst some other less spectacular things.
"Oh, Jack." She exclaimed and showed him the piece of jewelry. "Isn't it beautiful?"
Jack looked at the piece. "I admire your tastes, Love. Yes it is, but not nearly as beautiful as you."
"Can I get it?" Marina asked as she giggled. Jack gave her a smiled then waltzed up to the manager of the stand.
"How much for this trinket?" Jack asked.
"Trinket? You are sorely mistaken, sir! This piece was worn by a Queen form the far East! It is worth more than all the gold in the Spanish Main!" the man gave an elaborate show of his hands.
"I asked how much for the thing." Jack stated again.
The man calmed down, "For you and your beautiful lady, 100 gold pieces."
Jack gave a low whistle, then turned to Marina, "Sorry, lass, I can't afford that." He gave a silent and discrete wink. "Maybe you can find something else." The walked away, making a wide circle. Jack left Eris, Marina, and Will waiting across the street while he made his way right back in front of the stand. The man was arguing with another customer. Carefully, Jack waited until a large crowd came by before he made his move.
He swiped the necklace from the stand and made his way back to Marina, who was smiling and nearly jumping up and down. He placed it around her neck and placed a quick kiss on her lips.
"Can we do what we came her to do?" Will demanded. "Or are we going to continue on this very twisted courtship?" Will's face was soon met with Eris' fist. Will walked around with a black eye and a busted lip for the rest of the day.
By the time that Marina and Eris woke the next morning the sun had already come up and had been up for a couple of hours. They rushed into the Galley, bumping into each other as they raced from their cabins. They had looked through all of the cabins the night before. It turned out that there were enough for everyone to have a cabin. When they finally settled on the one they each wanted they were right next to The Captain's cabin and not far from the Galley. They managed to find some descent bread and apples. They ate quickly as they ran to the deck.
Jack and will were arguing at the other end of the ship. Jack looked up from some knots he was tying when Will drew his sword.
"Put it away, boy." Marina and Eris heard Jack saw. "It's not worth you getting beat again."
Will stood even straighter. "You didn't beat me. You neglected the rules of engagement. In a fair fight I'd kill you."
Jack whirled around. "That's not much incentive for me to fight fair, then, is it?" Suddenly Jack spun the wheel around. One of the beams swung out, caught Will in the stomach and swung him out over the water. It was truly hilarious to watch him struggling to keep his hold on the beam.
"Now since you're just hanging there pay attention." He said. Eris smiled remembering her line from yesterday. "The only rules that truly matter are these. What a man can do and what a man can't do. For instance, you can accept that your father was a pirate and a good man or you can't. but pirate is in your blood, boy, and you'll have to square with that someday." Marina and Eris slowly made their way to stand behind Jack. "Look at me." Jack continued. "I can let you drown. But I can't bring this ship into Tortuga all by me onesy, Savvy?"
"Gezz! What! Do you men not see us standing right here?" Marina cried.
"Yeah, What are we ghosts? Come on now!" Eris exclaimed. Jack and Will just ignored them. "Men! Can't live with them."
"Haven't found the proper way to kill them yet." Marina finished their slogan.
Jack spun the wheel back the opposite direction and Will fell to the deck. "So, Can you sail under the captain of a pirate or can you not?"
"Tortuga?" Will asked picking himself up of the deck.
"No! Panama!" Marina exclaimed sarcastically.
Jack smiled. "Tortuga. Maybe we can go to Panama some other time, love."
They reached Tortuga the next day. The town was located in a cove and there were several ships docked when they arrived. A broad smile was permanently spread across Jack's face.
"Lower the anchors, Will!" Jack ordered as he brought the ship to a stop. "Lassies, breakout the boats. We're all goin' ashore."
Soon they were all sitting in a boat and Will and Jack were rowing them ashore. Eris was getting increasingly excited as she heard several gunshots come for the nearing city. Marina, noticing a couple of very muscular pirates unloading a ship, pulled a small mirror out of the hidden pocket inside the front of her shirt. Very carefully she fluffed her hair, put on some more eyeliner and lipstick before putting it all back.
It wasn't very long before they had reached the docks. Jack jumped out, tied up the boat, then reached, gentlemanly, to help Eris and Marina out of the boat. He was greeted by radiant smiles from both girls. After they were both out of the boat, Eris and Marina each took one of Jack's arms and began to walk towards the wild and noisy town. They didn't notice the death glare Will was sending them as he hurried to catch up.
They walked around for a while and Jack seemed to be searching for something. They ended up in what seemed like a marketplace. Stands of food, cloth, and the most beautiful jewelry in the world lined the sides of the streets.
"All stolen but genuine stuff, lassies." Jack whispered into their ears. Marina's eyes widened that the sight of a beautiful pendant. It was teardrop in shape and seemed to be made out of a perfectly polished emerald and sapphire fused together in a swirl. Tiny white pearls were embedded in the break of the emerald and sapphire. A strand of white gold spiraled around the pendant giving the whole thing an elegant look. The pendant was hung on a beautiful white gold chain amongst some other less spectacular things.
"Oh, Jack." She exclaimed and showed him the piece of jewelry. "Isn't it beautiful?"
Jack looked at the piece. "I admire your tastes, Love. Yes it is, but not nearly as beautiful as you."
"Can I get it?" Marina asked as she giggled. Jack gave her a smiled then waltzed up to the manager of the stand.
"How much for this trinket?" Jack asked.
"Trinket? You are sorely mistaken, sir! This piece was worn by a Queen form the far East! It is worth more than all the gold in the Spanish Main!" the man gave an elaborate show of his hands.
"I asked how much for the thing." Jack stated again.
The man calmed down, "For you and your beautiful lady, 100 gold pieces."
Jack gave a low whistle, then turned to Marina, "Sorry, lass, I can't afford that." He gave a silent and discrete wink. "Maybe you can find something else." The walked away, making a wide circle. Jack left Eris, Marina, and Will waiting across the street while he made his way right back in front of the stand. The man was arguing with another customer. Carefully, Jack waited until a large crowd came by before he made his move.
He swiped the necklace from the stand and made his way back to Marina, who was smiling and nearly jumping up and down. He placed it around her neck and placed a quick kiss on her lips.
"Can we do what we came her to do?" Will demanded. "Or are we going to continue on this very twisted courtship?" Will's face was soon met with Eris' fist. Will walked around with a black eye and a busted lip for the rest of the day.
